Personal Injury Claims

Discussing the types of damages in a Personal Injury Claims

When accidents happen, there is no part of our bodies that is hundred percent safe. And when you suffer an injury, it is most likely that there are personal injury claims for that injury. What is unfortunate is that the victims of the accident move on with their lives with the physical and mental trauma.

They don’t know if there is a way they can redeem some of that lost earnings that went into hospital bills and recovery matters.

What are Personal Injury Claims?

Personal Claims cover all accidents where you received an injury caused to you by the other party. Whether you suffered it from a medical treatment or a casual public accident, you claim against the one responsible for the accident and your loss.

The person injured in this scenario has to face financial loss on top of the physical and mental torture. This is where a personal injury claim comes into play.

Personal Injury Claims is a legal process where you can apply and win compensation. Now this compensation is not just for your physical troubles but also everything else that you had to compromise while you were injured, whether it was financial or psychological.

Personal Injury Claims and their different types?

like any other legal sector, personal injury claims have also set its legal merits. Each personal injury case presented to the court is demonstrated and viewed based on those merits or categories. In the case of Personal Injury Claims, those merits are general damages and special damages.

Now let’s have a look at general and special damages.

General damages

General damages usually refer to the physical and mental stress caused by the accident. The effect that the accident had on your life whether it was physical or psychological has a massive impact on your compensation.

When the compensation is calculated the nature of your general damages will come into play. 

Special Damages

The financial damages sustained from a personal injury accident are covered in special damages. the victims of these accidents have to face severe financial loss in the shape of medical bills, transportation bills, rehabilitation expenses, and much more.

This category is further separated into two parts,

Special damages for past losses

Which covers the expenses the victim suffered due to the accident, let’s say a cosmetic injury.

Special damages for future losses

This amount is rewarded to improve the victim’s way of life.

The Legal Time Limit for a Personal Injury Claim?

Three years is the legal time limit for almost all claims and that is the same for anyone applying for a personal injury claim.

However, the time limit does not apply in two cases, either,

the victim of the personal injury accident is mentally unwell or

they are under the age of 18

You can research more about your personal injury case online or seek legal guidance.

Can I Apply My Personal Injury Claims on No Win No Fee

Ofcourse, Personal Injury Claims are one of those that come with a no win no fee agreement. Today most of the UK’s claims management companies operate on no win no fee policy.

You can find a no win no fee personal injury claims expert right here at Legal Assist. They have years of experience in this domain and can offer expert help in your legal matters.

What is the Personal Injury Claims Process

The legal procedure for a personal injury claim takes months as the legal expert has to carve valid evidence that proves your eligibility and also, increase the amount of expected compensation.

Legal Assist claims care about its customers wherever they are. For example, if you reside in Scotland, we have a personal injury claims Scotland team ready to listen and resolve your compensation problems.

So what are you waiting for contact Legal Assist today.

No win No fee

Our panel solicitors can handle your case on a no win, no fee basis which means there’s nothing to pay upfront and nothing to pay if your case is unsuccessful.

If your case is successful, our panel solicitors take between 25% – 50% + VAT from your awarded compensation. This varies amongst our panel members and will be dependent on the law firm we recommend you to as well as your claim type and individual circumstances. Fees will always be agreed with your solicitor’s firm upfront.

Please note that financial claim fees are capped at a maximum of 30% + VAT, however the fees may be as little as 15% + VAT and will be dependent on the redress awarded for your claim.

Full terms & conditions will be included in your solicitor’s agreement so please read this carefully and speak to them if you are unsure of anything before signing. For more information, please visit our No win No fee page.

We receive marketing fees from our panel solicitors for successful introductions. You are under no obligation to use our panel solicitors.

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Clinical, Medical & Dental Negligence

If you had an elective surgery such as a total hip, knee or shoulder replacement, a complex trauma surgery or even a simple procedure which has gone terribly wrong, or perhaps you were misdiagnosed or your conditions worsened significantly after medical intervention, there may be grounds to make a claim for any malpractice which has caused injury, adverse effects, suffering or loss. This also includes child birth too. Negligence and breach cases come in many forms which can be genuine but costly mistakes, poor medical standards, or a serious breach of duty which can impact a patient’s health, safety, appearance, and wellbeing. Legal Assist has a dedicated panel of medical negligence solicitors which are specialists in complicated negligence matters. They have helped claimants all over the UK claim the compensation they deserve against the public and private health sectors. You can start a medical negligence claim within 3 years of finding out about the negligence or breach, or if you were a child at the time of the treatment, you have 3 years from the date of your 18th Birthday to make a claim.

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